Renewable Energy and Climate Change Podcasts
Produced by the Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC), these naked Scientist podcasts look at renewable energy and climate change in an accessible and informative way. The science of rubbish This podcast looks at the life cycle of rubbish, how to derive fuels from waste and even how the future for fuel production…
Materials Podcasts
Produced by the Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC), these naked Scientist podcasts look at materials science questions in an accessible and informative way. When will 'indestructible' plastics finally degrade? Nothing lasts forever, so how long does it take plastics in the sea to break down? Super…
Living in a Materials World: Introduction
This introduction to the Living in a Materials World CD-ROM describes the work of ISIS, a research centre based at the Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC) Appleton Rutherford Laboratory. At ISIS, particle accelerators provide beams of neutrons and muons to enable the structure and dynamics of condensed matter to…
Key Stage Four: Climate Change
In this resource form the Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC), students are asked to evaluate the evidence about climate change and think about ways to manage the worst of its effects. Students learn about the ways of modelling the effects using computers using data and knowledge of physical processes to 'predict'…
Key Stage Four: Carbon Dioxide
In this lesson from the Science and Technology Council (STFC), students use an experiment to see if carbon dioxide does cause global warming. The lesson starts with a presentation which raises questions to be answered by the experiment. Students are asked to evaluate the method and results before planning and running the experiment…
Key Stage Three: SO2 in the Atmosphere
A lesson from the Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC)'s Seeing Science. Students investigate sulphur dioxide, its sources and its impact on the environment and on life. In the main activity, students create a animated presentation to tell the story of sulphur dioxide. Images and graphics for each act and scene…
Key Stage Three: Watching Cement Set
In these two lessons from the Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC)'s Seeing Science, students explore how scientists choose the right concrete for the job. Working in small groups, the pupils make concrete samples with various additives and carry out strength tests ensuring the tests are fair. A video clip of…